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Chapter 6

Mobile Computing in Action: The Apple iPhone

iPhone in Enterprise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL2hfmaMJzY

A variety of businesses use the iPhone like the Walt Disney Company and the U.S. Army. For example, the iPhone is well integrated with Microsoft Exchange using ActiveSync so that companies can utilize push email and push calendaring features. Word and Excel files are easy to access on the iPhone. The iPhone also allows businesses to use the VPN option in order to securely get into their networks and protect their customers or employees’ private information.

Privacy and Ethical Issues of Wireless Devices

Smartphone pictures pose privacy risks

https://youtu.be/N2vARzvWxwY

Strangers can now cherry pick for online pictures over the Web and can find the home, work, or school of the person in a picture. Sites like Twitter, Facebook, Craigslist, and Photobucket were combed for local children’s photos and with a simple click of the mouse their locations were obtained. UMKC computer science professor, Deep Medi, says that smartphones leave a high tech invisible trail that uses the same geo-tracking technology that enables the social network, FourSquare. ICanStalkU.com, reposts pictures of Twitter users in real time and translates their photos into actual addresses and maps. The site also provides a how-to on deactivating geo-tagging on various smartphones. Experts say that people can be safe by turning off their GPS settings on pictures they plan on posting online.

Telepresence: A New Use of Data Communication and Convergence

Australian Government announces cost and time benefits from using Cisco TelePresence™

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr9gR1AKPvs

The Australian government decided to use Cisco TelePresence because they wanted to find a way to do the business of government more efficiently. The government was looking for ways they could reduce the travel for face-to-face meetings, but also recognizing the busy lives of administers and their counterparts in their state and territory jurisdictions. Cisco TelePresence is a form of high-definition videoconferencing; it is immersive, life-size, and has spatial-audio. The Australian government has managed to save over $5 million, made greenhouse gas savings (over a million kilograms), and saved over $70,000 per meeting.

Mobile Computing and Mobile Apps

What are Mobile Apps? Android iPhone Mobile Apps - BossMobileDesign.com Mobile Websites and Apps

https://youtu.be/1VUc0hcQj00

Sixty-four percent of mobile time is spent on apps. Since smartphone usage is increasing everyday, mobile marketing can play an important role in increasing the profitability of a business. Consumers use their smartphones and tablets to research and make buying choices everyday. By having a mobile app, businesses can reach their customers when they are on their smartphones. A successful mobile marketing strategy for businesses is to have apps that support Android/iOS devices and a loyalty coupon system direct to customer push messages.